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Historical Birthday

09 Feb 1404
Constantine XI Dragases last Byzantine Emperor
09 Feb 1441
Ali Sjir Nevai [Fani] Turkish poetauthor (Mahbub al-kulub)
09 Feb 1578
Giambattista Andreini Italian playwright and actor (Ladamo) born in Florence (d. 1654)
09 Feb 1602
Franciscus van de Enden Flemish jesuitfree thinkertutor of Spinoza
09 Feb 1645
Johann Aegidius Bach German violistian (d. 1716)
09 Feb 1666
George Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney British soldier (d. 1737)
09 Feb 1744
Amos Bull early American composer (The Responsary)
09 Feb 1756
Karel Blazej Kopriva Czech organist and composer born in Ctoliby Czech Republic (d. 1785)
09 Feb 1769
Susette Gontard the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hlderlin (d. 1802)
09 Feb 1771
Daniel Belknap American composer born in born in Framingham Massachusetts (d. 1815)
09 Feb 1775
FarkasWolfgang Bolyai Hungarian mathematician (parallel axiom)
09 Feb 1781
Johann Baptist von Spix German scientist (d. 1826)
09 Feb 1789
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
09 Feb 1814
Samuel Jones Tilden philanthropist for NY Public Library
09 Feb 1826
John Alexander Logan American political leader and Major General (Union Army) born in Murphysboro Illinois (d. 1886)
09 Feb 1834
Felix Dahn German Historian jurist and poet born in Hamburg (d. 1912)
09 Feb 1839
Silas Adams American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
09 Feb 1846
Wilhelm Maybach German engineer designer of 1st Mercedes
09 Feb 1846
Whitaker Wright English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
09 Feb 1853
Leander Starr Jameson PM of South African Cape colony
09 Feb 1854
Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs 1st Dutch female physician
09 Feb 1854
Edward Carson 1st Baron Carson lawyerleader (Irish Unionist Party)
09 Feb 1857
Johannes T de Visser theologistDutch 1st minister of Education
09 Feb 1863
Anthony Hope [Hopkins] novelist born in London England
09 Feb 1865
Erich von Drygalski German geographerglaciologistAntarctic expl
09 Feb 1865
Mrs Patrick Campbell [Beatrice Tanner] English actress (Pygmalion) born in London England (d. 1940)
09 Feb 1866
George Ade American journalistplaywrighthumorist (Fables in Slang)
09 Feb 1867
Edward Naylor English composer and organist born in Scarborough (d. 1934)
09 Feb 1871
Fran Saleki Fingar Slovene folk writer (Our Blood Service Girls) born in Doslove Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1862)
09 Feb 1871
Howard T Ricketts American pathologist (studied typhus fever) born in Findlay Ohio (d. 1910)
09 Feb 1874
Amy Lowell American poet and critic (Patterns Sword Blades & Poppy Seed) born in Brookline Massachusetts (d. 1925)
09 Feb 1874
Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor] Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan) born in Penza Oblast Russian Empire (d. 1940)
09 Feb 1876
Martin Stixrud Norwegian figure skater (Olympic bronze 1920)
09 Feb 1879
Jacques Bainville French historianessayistjournalist
09 Feb 1880
Lipt Fejr Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
09 Feb 1882
Thomas Campbell South African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)
09 Feb 1884
Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert] Dutch poetpolitician)
09 Feb 1885
Alban Maria Johannes Berg a Lulu of a composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1935)
09 Feb 1887
Henry Zimmerman baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)
09 Feb 1890
Jacobus J P Oud Dutch architectco-founder (Stijl)
09 Feb 1891
Pietro Nenni Italian socialistminister of foreign affairs (1946-47)
09 Feb 1892
Barend ter Haar Dutch lawyer (Indonesian adat justice)
09 Feb 1892
Peggy Wood American actress (One Life to Live Mama) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1978)
09 Feb 1892
Tommy Treichel American professional wrestler (d. 1936)
09 Feb 1897
Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith pioneer Australian aviator
09 Feb 1901
Brian Donlevy American actor (Barbary Coast Glass Key Wake Island) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1972)
09 Feb 1901
James Murray American actor (The Crowd The Shakedown) born in NYC New York (d. 1936)
09 Feb 1902
Blanche Calloway US vocalistdancer (12 Clouds of Joy)
09 Feb 1902
Chester Lauck American actor (Dreaming Out Loud 2 Weeks to Live) born in Allene Arkansas (d. 1980)
09 Feb 1902
Lon Mba Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67) born in Libreville Gabon (d. 1967)
09 Feb 1902
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink German womens leader (d. 1999)
09 Feb 1906
Andr Kostolany stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
09 Feb 1907
Aubrey Dit Clapper NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins)
09 Feb 1908
Jackie Fields American featherweight boxer (Olympic gold 1924)
09 Feb 1909
Carmen Miranda Portuguese vocalist and actress (Copacabana Date With Judy) born in Marco de Canavezes Portugal (d. 1955)
09 Feb 1909
Heather Angel British actress (Informer Last of Mohicans) born in Oxford England (d. 1986)
09 Feb 1909
John Eustace Theodore Brancker lawyerparliamentarian
09 Feb 1911
William Darby American WWII Army officer (d. 1945)
09 Feb 1913
Leo van der Kar masseurbusinessmanfounder (Sports funds)
09 Feb 1914
Bill Veeck American MLB owner promoter (Brewers White Sox Indians St. Louis Browns) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1986)
09 Feb 1914
Ernest Tubb Tx guitaristsinger (Im Walking the Floor over You)
09 Feb 1914
Ralph Herman orchestra leader (Circus Time) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
09 Feb 1915
Lennard Pearce British actor (Only Fools and Horses....) born in Paddington London England (d. 1984)
09 Feb 1916
Tex Hughson American baseball player (d. 1993)
09 Feb 1921
B M Ducat-Amos Air Commandantdirector (RAF Nursing Service)
09 Feb 1922
James C Jim Laker Bradford England cricket off spinner
09 Feb 1922
Kathryn Grayson [Zelma Hedrick] American vocalist and actress (Anchors Aweigh Kiss Me Kate) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina (d. 2010)
09 Feb 1923
Norman E Shumway Mich pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon
09 Feb 1928
Roger Mudd American news anchor (CBS Weekend News NBC Evening News) born in Washington D.C.
09 Feb 1929
Lennox Butler cricketer (1 Test WI v Aust 1955 16 & 2-151)
09 Feb 1929
Willem Kersters Flemish composer (Parwati Gospel Song)
09 Feb 1929
Clement Meadmore Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
09 Feb 1930
Garner Ted Armstrong American evangelist (d. 2003)
09 Feb 1931
Robert Morris American sculptor and painter born in Kansas City Missouri
09 Feb 1933
Countess of Airlie [Virginia Ogilvy] Newport New Jersey American-born Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II
09 Feb 1934
John A Ziegler Jr 4th NHL president (1977-92) born in Grosse Pointe Michigan
09 Feb 1936
Clive Swift actor (Frenzy Passage to India) born in Liverpool England
09 Feb 1936
Stompin Tom Connors Canadian country singer (d. 2013)
09 Feb 1937
Johnny Sayles US vocalist (You Made Me Wiggle)
09 Feb 1937
Clete Boyer American baseball player (d. 2007)
09 Feb 1939
Barry Mann [Imberman] American R&B singer (Who Put the Bomp) born in Brooklyn New York
09 Feb 1939
Janet Suzman South African actress (Dry White Season Nuns on the Run)
09 Feb 1940
Brian Bennett rock drummer (Shadows) born in London England
09 Feb 1940
J.M. Coetzee South African novelist born in Cape Town South Africa
09 Feb 1941
Sheila James Kuehl politicianactress (Zelda-Dobie Gillis)
09 Feb 1942
Carole King American singer-songwriter (Tapestry) born in Brooklyn New York
09 Feb 1942
Peder Lunde Jr Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold 1960)
09 Feb 1943
James King basketball player (Olympic gold 1968) born in New Orleans Louisiana
09 Feb 1943
Joe Pesci actor (Half Nelson Goodfellas) born in Newark New Jersey
09 Feb 1943
Jonny Nilsson Swedish 10K speed skater (Olympic gold 1964)
09 Feb 1943
Ryland Davies Welsh tenor born in Cwm Gwent
09 Feb 1943
Squire Fridell actor (Rosetti & Ryan) born in Oakland California
09 Feb 1945
Bill Bergey American NFL player born in South Dayton New York
09 Feb 1945
Mia [Maria] Farrow LA actress (Rosemarys Baby Purple Rose of Cairo)
09 Feb 1946
M J H Sterling Vice-Chancellor (Brunel University)
09 Feb 1947
Joe Ely Amarillo Tx country vocalist (Honky Tonk Masquerade)
09 Feb 1947
Major Harris American R&B singer (Love Wont Let Me Wait) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 2012)
09 Feb 1949
Judith Light (Angela-Whos the Boss 1 Life to Live) born in Trenton New Jersey
09 Feb 1950
Lloyd Weldon Keasor Pumphrey Md wrestler (Olympic silver 1976)
09 Feb 1950
Richard F. Colburn American politician Senator (R) Maryland (1995-2015) born in Easton Maryland
09 Feb 1951
Dennis Dee Tee Thomas saxophonist (Kool & Gang-Celebration)
09 Feb 1951
Penny Peyser American actress (Rich Man Poor Man Knots Landing) born in Irvington New York
09 Feb 1953
Andr Sevard Canadian NHL player born in Tmiscaming Quebec
09 Feb 1953
Gabriel Rotello American television documentary producer
09 Feb 1954
Mary Jo Duffy American comic book writer and editor
09 Feb 1954
Gina Rhinehart Australian mining magnate (Australias richest person) born in Perth Western Australia
09 Feb 1955
Charles Shaughnessy actor (Shane-Days of our Lives Nanny) born in London England
09 Feb 1955
Jm J Bullock Casper Wyoming actor (Monroe-Too Close for Comfort)
09 Feb 1956
Philip Jackson Ford Jr NC basketball player (Olympic gold 1976)
09 Feb 1957
Mohammed Valli Moosa South African leader (UDF)
09 Feb 1958
Alexander Sandy Lyle Scottish PGA golfer (1988 Phoenix Open) born in Shrewsbury shropshire
09 Feb 1958
Cyrille Regis English former footballer born in Maripasoula French Guiana (d. 2018)
09 Feb 1960
Peggy Whitson American astronaut 1st woman to command International Space Station US record for most days in space born in Mt Ayr Iowa
09 Feb 1960
Holly Johnson rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) born in Liverpool England
09 Feb 1961
John Kruk American baseball 1st baseman (Philadelphia Phillies)
09 Feb 1962
Martin D Lascelles grandson of English princess Mary
09 Feb 1962
Anik Bissonnette Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
09 Feb 1963
Bonnie Levin WPVA volleyballer born in Miami Florida
09 Feb 1963
Madusa Miceli [Debra Ann] wrestler (WCW) born in Milan Italy
09 Feb 1963
Mike Rindel cricketer (N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton v Pak 1995)
09 Feb 1963
Travis Tritt Marietta Ga country vocalist (Country Club)
09 Feb 1964
Rachel Bolan [James Southworth] American musician and songwriter (Skid Row) born in Point Pleasant New Jersey
09 Feb 1965
David Brandon American NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers Atlanta Falcons) born in Memphis Tennessee
09 Feb 1965
Igor Babailov Russian-born American portrait and figurative painter born in Udmurtia Russia
09 Feb 1967
Kate Golden LPGA golfer (1992 PingWelch-5th) born in Beaumont Texas
09 Feb 1771
Daniel Belknap American composer born in Framingham Massachusetts (d. 1815)
09 Feb 1853
Leander Starr Jameson Prime Minister of South African Cape colony
09 Feb 1866
George Ade American playwright writer and humorist (Counsel Widow Fables in Slang) born in Kentland Indiana (d. 1944)
09 Feb 1871
Fran Saleki Fingar Slovene folk writer (Our Blood Service Girls) born in Doslove Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1962)
09 Feb 1879
[Carl] Natanael Berg Swedish composer born in Stockholm (d. 1957)
09 Feb 1882
Thomas Campbell South African cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests 1909-12)
09 Feb 1884
Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert] Dutch poetpolitician)
09 Feb 1902
Blanche Calloway American vocalistdancer (12 Clouds of Joy)
09 Feb 1909
Dean Rusk US Secretary of State (1961-69) born in Cherokee County Georgia (d. 1994)
09 Feb 1909
Harald Genzmer German composer born in Blumenthal Germany (d. 2007)
09 Feb 1909
John Eustace Theodore Brancker Barbadian lawyer civil rights activist and parliamentarian (d. 1996)
09 Feb 1914
Ernest Tubb American country musician (Walking the Floor Over You) born in Crisp Texas (d. 1984)
09 Feb 1922
Jim Laker English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956) born in Bradford Yorkshire (d. 1986)
09 Feb 1925
Bobby Lewis American rock and roll singer (Tossin and Turnin) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2020)
09 Feb 1928
Frank Frazetta American illustrator who worked on numerous comic book and paperback covers born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2010)
09 Feb 1933
Jo Ann Prentice American golfer (6 LPGA titles US Open runner-up 1962) born in Birmingham Alabama
09 Feb 1937
Johnny Sayles American vocalist (You Made Me Wiggle)
09 Feb 1940
Brian Bennett English rock drummer (Shadows) born in London England
09 Feb 1940
J. M. Coetzee South African novelist born in Cape Town South Africa
09 Feb 1942
Peder Lunde Jr Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold 1960) born in Oslo Norway
09 Feb 1943
Barbara Lewis American singer (Hello Stranger) born in Salem Michigan
09 Feb 1943
James King American basketball player (Olympic gold 1968) born in New Orleans Louisiana
09 Feb 1943
Squire Fridell American actor (Rosetti & Ryan) born in Oakland California
09 Feb 1949
Bernard Gallacher British golfer (10 European Tour titles) born in Bathgate Scotland
09 Feb 1950
Lloyd Weldon Keasor American wrestler (Olympic silver 1976) born in Pumphrey Maryland
09 Feb 1951
Jay Inslee American politician Governor of Washington (2013-) Rep-D-Washington (1993-5 1999-2012) born in Seattle Washington
09 Feb 1955
Jim J. Bullock American actor (Monroe-Too Close for Comfort) born in Casper Wyoming
09 Feb 1958
Sandy Lyle Scottish golfer (British Open 1985 US Masters 1988) born in Shrewsbury England
09 Feb 1961
John Kruk American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 19911993 Philadelphia Phillies) born in Charleston West Virginia
09 Feb 1963
Madusa Miceli [Debra Ann] wrestler (WCW) born in Milan Italy
09 Feb 1963
Lolo Ferrari [Eve Valois] French adult actress and dancer born in Clermont-Ferrand Puy-de-Dme France (d. 2000)
09 Feb 1607
Abraham Megerle Austrian organist composer and Kapellmeister born in Wasserburg am Inn (d. 1680)
09 Feb 1741
Henri-Joseph Rigel German composer born in Wertheim am Main Duchy of Wrttemberg (d. 1799)
09 Feb 1744
Amos Bull American composer (The Responsary) born in Enfield Connecticut (d. 1825)
09 Feb 1780
Walenty Karol Kratzer Polish composer born in Krakw Poland (d. 1855)
09 Feb 1834
Franz Xaver Witt German church musician composer and priest born in Walderbach Bavaria (d. 1888)
09 Feb 1837
Jose Burgos Filipino Catholic priest born in Vigan Philippines
09 Feb 1875
Sydney Hugo Nicholson British choir director organist composer and founder of the Royal School of Church Music born in London (d. 1947)
09 Feb 1885
Alban Berg a Lulu of a composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1935)
09 Feb 1900
Walter Page American jazz double bassist saxophonist tuba player and bandleader (Blue Devils Count Basie Orchestra) born in Gallatin Missouri (d. 1957)
09 Feb 1902
Blanche Calloway American jazz vocalist band leader (Twelve Clouds of Joy) civil rights activist and broadcaster born in Rochester New York (d. 1978)
09 Feb 1903
Georg Trexler German composer choirmaster and organist (St. Trinitatis Leipzig 1930-70) born in Pirna Germany (d. 1979)
09 Feb 1906
Gwen Catley British coloratura soprano born in London (d. 1996)
09 Feb 1909
Heather Angel British-American actress (Night in Montmartre The Informer The Last of the Mohicans Lifeboat) born in Headington Oxford England (d. 1986)
09 Feb 1910
Herbert Peanuts Holland American swing jazz trumpeter born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1979)
09 Feb 1913
Erskine Butterfield American swing and boogie-woogie jazz pianist singer and composer born in Syracuse New York (d. 1961)
09 Feb 1914
Ralph Herman American orchestra leader (Circus Time) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
09 Feb 1922
Jim Laker English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests 193 wickets world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956) born in Bradford Yorkshire (d. 1986)
09 Feb 1924
George Guest Welsh organist and choir director born in Bangor Gwynedd Wales (d. 2002)
09 Feb 1925
Salah El Mahdi Tunisian composer conductor musicologist and artistic director born in Tunis (d. 2014)
09 Feb 1925
(William Famous) Billy Williamson American steel guitar player ( Bill Haley and His Saddlemen Bill Haley & His Comets) born in Conshohocken Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
09 Feb 1928
Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta] American fantasy illustrator of comic book paperback album cover art born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2010)
09 Feb 1929
James Mulcro Drew American avant-garde composer born in St. Paul Minnesota (d. 2010)
09 Feb 1929
Willem Kersters Flemish composer (Parwati Gospel Song) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1998)
09 Feb 1930
Emil Petrovics Hungarian composer born in Zrenjanin Serbia (d. 2011)
09 Feb 1931
Xavier Benguerel Catalan composer (Llibre Vermell Jo Dal) born in Barcelona Spain (d. 2017)
09 Feb 1931
Harry Halbreich German-Belgian musicologist (Arthur Honegger Bohuslav Martin born in Berlin Germany (d. 2016)
09 Feb 1933
Maria Dybbro Danish jazz saxophonist born in Copenhagen Denmark
09 Feb 1936
Stompin Tom Connors Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter (The Hockey Song) born in St. John New Brunswick (d. 2013)
09 Feb 1937
Johnny Sayles American soul singer (I Cant Get Enough Of Your Love) born in Winnsboro Texas (d. 1993)
09 Feb 1938
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee American classical pianist composer and pedagogue born in Waltham Massachusetts
09 Feb 1939
Barry Mann [Imberman] American pop songwriter (Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling) and singer (Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp Bomp Bomp) born in Brooklyn New York
09 Feb 1940
Brian Bennett British rock drummer (Shadows) born in Palmers Green North London England
09 Feb 1942
Carole King American songwriter and singer (Tapestry - Youve Got A Friend So Far Away You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman) born in Brooklyn New York
09 Feb 1942
Charlie Morrow American avant-garde composer and sound artist born in Newark New Jersey
09 Feb 1942
Milo tdro Czech composer born in Brno Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
09 Feb 1947
Joe Ely American country singer-songwriter (Honky Tonk Masquerade) born in AmarilloTexas
09 Feb 1951
David Pomeranz American singer composer lyricist and writer for musical theater (On This Day) born in New York City
09 Feb 1951
Dennis Dee Tee Thomas American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang - Whos Gonna Take The Weight) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2021) [1]
09 Feb 1953
Gary Franks American politician (Rep-R-Connecticut 1991-97) born in Waterbury Connecticut
09 Feb 1953
Ciarn Hinds Irish actor (Persuasion Belfast) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
09 Feb 1960
Holly Johnson British rock vocalist (Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax) born in Liverpool England
09 Feb 1961
Jussi Lampi Finnish musician and actor born in Lappajrvi Finland
09 Feb 1962
Anik Bissonnette Canadian ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens) born in Montreal Quebec
09 Feb 1404
Constantine XI Palaeologus last Byzantine Emperor (1449-53) born in Constantinople Byzantine Empire (d. 1453)
09 Feb 1441
Ali-Shir Navai Timurid poet and writer (Mahbub ul-Qulub) considered a founder of early Turkic literature born in Herat Timurid Empire (d. 1501)
09 Feb 1579
John Meursius [van Meurs] Dutch classical scholar born in Loosduinen (d. 1639)
09 Feb 1602
Franciscus van de Enden Flemish Jesuit and radical thinker (tutor of Baruch Spinoza) born in Antwerp (d. 1674)
09 Feb 1645
Johann Aegidius Bach German violist organist and orchestra leader born in Erfurt Germany (d. 1716)
09 Feb 1735
Adriaan Kluit Dutch scholar and historian born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1807)
09 Feb 1770
Ferdinando Carulli Italian classical guitar composer (Mthode Op. 27) born in Naples Kingdom of Naples House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1841)
09 Feb 1775
Farkas Bolyai Hungarian mathematician known for his work on the foundations of geometry and the parallel axiom (WallaceBolyaiGerwien theorem) born in Bolya Grand Principality of Transylvania (d. 1856)
09 Feb 1814
Samuel J. Tilden American politician (Governor of New York 1875-76 Presidential candidate 1876) and philanthropist (NY Public Library) born in New Lebanon New York (d. 1886)
09 Feb 1822
Charles T. Stork Dutch industrialist (cotton machine factory) (d. 1895)
09 Feb 1830
Abdulaziz Ottoman Sultan (1861-76) born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1876)
09 Feb 1837
Jos Burgos Filipino Catholic priest (advocated for greater Filipino self-determination) born in Vigan Philippines (d. 1872)
09 Feb 1846
Wilhelm Maybach German industrialist and engine designer (the 1st Mercedes) born in Heilbronn Baden-Wrttemberg (d. 1929)
09 Feb 1853
Leander Starr Jameson British colonial politician (led Jameson raid in attempt to overthrow Boer Transvaal government Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1904-08) born in Stranraer Scotland (d. 1917)
09 Feb 1854
Aletta Jacobs 1st Dutch female physician and womens suffrage activist born in Sappemeer Netherlands (d. 1929)
09 Feb 1854
Edward Carson Irish Unionist politician and lawyer (Irish Unionist Party) born in Dublin United Kingdom (d. 1935)
09 Feb 1863
Anthony Hope British novelist and playwright (The Prisoner of Zenda) born in London (d. 1933)
09 Feb 1865
Erich von Drygalski German geographer glaciologist and polar explorer born in Knigsberg East Prussia (d. 1949)
09 Feb 1867
Edward Naylor British composer and organist born in Scarborough England (d. 1934)
09 Feb 1876
Martin Stixrud Norwegian figure skater and coach (Olympic bronze 1920 coached Sonja Henie) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1964)
09 Feb 1879
Jacques Bainville French historian essayist and journalist born in Vincennes France (d. 1936)
09 Feb 1882
James Stephens Irish poet (Crock of Gold) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1950)
09 Feb 1882
Tom Campbell South African cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests 8 dismissals) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1924)
09 Feb 1884
Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert] Dutch poet and politician born in Kralingen Netherlands (d. 1958)
09 Feb 1887
Heinie Zimmerman American baseball player (Chicago Cubs NY Giants1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs) born in New York City (d. 1969)
09 Feb 1887
Vital Celen Flemish writer and scholar (Puppy Love) born in Hulshout Belgium (d. 1956)
09 Feb 1890
Jacobus Oud Dutch architect (De Stijl movement) born in Purmerend Netherlands (d. 1963)
09 Feb 1891
Pietro Nenni Italian socialist politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1946-47) born in Faenza Italy (d. 1980)
09 Feb 1892
Barend ter Haar Dutch lawyer (Indonesian Adat justice) (d. 1941)
09 Feb 1896
Alberto Vargas Peruvian-American painter primarily of pin-up girls born in Arequipa Peru (d. 1982)
09 Feb 1897
Charles Kingsford-Smith Australian pioneering aviator (1st transpacific flight) born in Brisbane Australia (d. 1935)
09 Feb 1900
Ann Axtell Morris American archaeologist (American Southwest and Mexico) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1945)
09 Feb 1907
Dit Clapper Canadian ice hockey player (NHL Hall of Fame Boston Bruins) born in Newmarket Ontario (d. 1978)
09 Feb 1908
Jackie Fields American featherweight boxer (2x World Welterweight Champion Olympic gold 1924) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1987)
09 Feb 1909
Carmen Miranda Portuguese vocalist and actress (Copacabana Date With Judy) born in Marco de Canavezes Portugal (d. 1955)
09 Feb 1910
Jacques Monod French biochemist (1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis) born in Paris France (d. 1976)
09 Feb 1913
Leo van der Kar Dutch businessman and sport benefactor (Sports funds) (d. 1992)
09 Feb 1914
Ralph Herman American Emmy Award-winning composer (From the Scriptures Circus Time) orchestra leader and music director (ABC-TV 1952-71) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1994)
09 Feb 1922
Joe Dodge American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet 1953-56) born in Monroe Wisconsin (d. 2004)
09 Feb 1922
Kathryn Grayson [Zelma Hedrick] American vocalist and actress (Anchors Aweigh Kiss Me Kate) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina (d. 2010)
09 Feb 1925
Billy Williamson American steel guitar player (Bill Haley and His Saddlemen Bill Haley & His Comets) born in Conshohocken Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
09 Feb 1925
Burkhard Heim German physicist (Heim theory) born in Potsdam Germany (d. 2001)
09 Feb 1925
Vic Wertz American MLB player born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
09 Feb 1927
Joe Maneri American jazz composer saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2009)
09 Feb 1929
Bill Barrett American politician (Rep-R-Nebraska 1991-2001) born in Lexington Nebraska (d. 2016)
09 Feb 1936
Clive Swift British stage wireless and screen actor (Frenzy A Passage to India Keeping Up Appearances) born in Liverpool England (d. 2019)
09 Feb 1936
Johnny Heartsman [Eastman] American R&B soul and electric blues session musician and songwriter born in Houston Texas (d. 1996)
09 Feb 1937
(Leonard) Len Skeat British jazz double-bassist born in East End London England (d. 2021)
09 Feb 1937
Brian Wenham British journalist (BBC) and media consultant (d. 1997)
09 Feb 1937
Clete Boyer American MLB baseball infielder 1955-71 (New York Yankees and 2 other teams) born in Cassville Missouri (d. 2007)
09 Feb 1943
Barbara Lewis American soul and R&B singer-songwriter (Hello Stranger Baby Im Yours) born in Salem Michigan
09 Feb 1943
Jonny Nilsson Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10k 1964 World Cships gold allround 1963) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 2022)
09 Feb 1947
Joe Ely American outlaw country singer-songwriter and guitarist (Honky Tonk Masquerade) born in AmarilloTexas
09 Feb 1957
Gordon Strachan Scottish soccer player 1974-97 (Manchester Leeds and 3 other teams) and manager 1996-2017born in Edinburgh Scotland
09 Feb 1959
Ali Bongo Ondimba President of Gabon (2009-) born in Brazzaville French Equatorial Africa
09 Feb 1578
Giambattista Andreini Italian playwright and actor (Ladamo) born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1654)
09 Feb 1607
Abraham Megerle Austrian organist composer and Kapellmeister born in Wasserburg am Inn Prince-Bishopric of Wrzburg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1680)
09 Feb 1645
Johann Aegidius Bach German violist organist and orchestra leader born in Erfurt Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1716)
09 Feb 1741
Henri-Joseph Rigel German composer born in Wertheim am Main Duchy of Wrttemberg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1799)
09 Feb 1770
Ferdinando Carulli Italian classical guitar composer (Mthode Op. 27) born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1841)
09 Feb 1859
Maurice Read English cricket batsman (17 Tests 2 x 50 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1890 Surrey CCC) born in Thames Ditton England (d. 1929)
09 Feb 1879
[Carl] Natanael Berg Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1957)
09 Feb 1889
Larry Semon American silent film actor director producer and screenwriter (The Wizard of Oz (1925)) born in West Point Mississippi (d. 1928) [Note many sources erroneously cite July 16]
09 Feb 1901
James Murray American actor (The Crowd The Shakedown) born in New York City (d. 1936)
09 Feb 1902
Blanche Calloway American jazz vocalist bandleader (Twelve Clouds of Joy) civil rights activist and broadcaster born in Rochester New York (d. 1978)
09 Feb 1906
Gwen Catley British coloratura soprano born in London England (d. 1996)
09 Feb 1913
Erskine Butterfield American swing and boogie-woogie jazz pianist singer and composer born in Syracuse New York (d. 1961)
09 Feb 1921
Charles Montgomery Monteith Irish publisher (Faber & Faber - published Lord of the Flies) born in Lisburn Northern Ireland (d. 1995)
09 Feb 1923
Norman E. Shumway American pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon (1st US adult human to human heart transplantation) born in Kalamazoo Michigan (d. 2006)
09 Feb 1931
Josef Masopust Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia Dukla Prague Zbrojovka Brno Hasselt FK Pelikn Dn) born in Stimice Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
09 Feb 1932
Grard Murillo French rugby union outside back (2 Tests Stade Dijonnais) and manager (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique Rugby 1962-81) born in Paris (d. 2023)
09 Feb 1935
Miroslav Blaevi Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland Croatia Bosnia & Herzegovina NK Zagreb Hajduk Split Grasshoppers Dinamo Zagreb Nantes PAOK) born in Travnik Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2023)
09 Feb 1938
Park Jong-hwan South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84 86-88 90 95-96 Seoul FC) born in Ongjin North Korea (d. 2023)
09 Feb 1942
Milo tdro Czech composer born in Brno Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
09 Feb 1950
Lloyd Keasor American freestyle wrestler (World Cship gold 68kg Olympic silver 1976) born in Pumphrey Maryland
09 Feb 1957
Gordon Strachan Scottish soccer player 1974-97 (Manchester Leeds and 3 other teams) and manager 1996-2017 born in Edinburgh Scotland
09 Feb 1607
Abraham Megerle Austrian organist composer and Kapellmeister born in Wasserburg am Inn Prince-Bishopric of Wrzburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1680)
09 Feb 1645
Johann Aegidius Bach German violist organist and orchestra leader born in Erfurt Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1716)
09 Feb 1741
Henri-Joseph Rigel German composer born in Wertheim am Main Duchy of Wrttemberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
09 Feb 1756
Karel Blazej Kopriva Czech organist and composer born in Ctoliby Kingdom of Bohemia Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)
09 Feb 1769
Susette Gontard (ne Borkenstein) the beloved of German poet Friedrich Hlderlin and inspiration for Hlderlins novel Hyperion (d. 1802)
09 Feb 1769
William King American merchant shipbuilder army officer (War of 1812) and politician (1st governor of Maine 1820-21) born in Scarborough British Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1852)
09 Feb 1770
Ferdinando Carulli Italian classical guitar composer (Mthode Op. 27) born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (d. 1841)
09 Feb 1834
Franz Xaver Witt German church musician composer and priest born in Walderbach Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1888)
09 Feb 1875
Sydney Hugo Nicholson British choir director organist composer and founder of the Royal School of Church Music born in London England (d. 1947)
09 Feb 1879
[Carl] Natanael Berg Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1957)
09 Feb 1892
Barend ter Haar Dutch lawyer. Indonesian Adat justice and educator born in Sneek Netherlands (d. 1941)
09 Feb 1892
Peggy Wood American actress (One Life to Live Mama) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1978)
09 Feb 1892
Tommy Treichel American professional wrestler born near Savannah Illinois (d. 1936)
09 Feb 1895
Hermann Brill German politician resistance fighter political prisoner co-writer of post-war constitution and teacher born in Grfenroda Germany (d. 1959)
09 Feb 1925
Salah El Mahdi Tunisian composer conductor musicologist and artistic director born in Tunis French protectorate of Tunisia (d. 2014)
09 Feb 1926
Garret FitzGerald Irish politician and 8th Taoiseach of Ireland (Fine Gael 1981-87) born in Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland (d. 2011)
09 Feb 1927
Joe Maneri American jazz composer saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2009)
09 Feb 1927
Norman Adams British painter costume designer and ceramics artist born in London (d. 2015) [1]
09 Feb 1928
Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta] American fantasy illustrator of comic book paperback album cover art born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2010)
09 Feb 1928
Roger Mudd American Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and TV news anchor (CBS Weekend News NBC Evening News Meet The Press) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2021)
09 Feb 1931
Harry Halbreich German-Belgian musicologist (Arthur Honegger Bohuslav Martin) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2016)
09 Feb 1931
Robert Morris American sculptor and painter born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2018)
09 Feb 1933
Charles Williams Lord Williams of Elvel British and politician (Member of the House of Lords 1985-2019) born in Oxford England (d. 2019)
09 Feb 1934
John A Ziegler Jr American lawyer and sports league executive (4th NHL president 1977-92) born in Grosse Pointe Michigan (d. 2018)
09 Feb 1943
Ryland Davies Welsh operatic tenor born in Cwm Gwent Wales (d. 2023)
09 Feb 1944
Lajos Kovcs Hungarian actor (Woyzeck Wings of Desire the Witman Boys) born in Btaszk Hungary
09 Feb 1945
Bill Bergey American football linebacker (5 x Pro Bowl First Team All Pro 1974 75 Philadelphia Eagles) born in South Dayton New York (d. 2024)
09 Feb 1945
Mia Farrow [Maria] American actress (Rosemarys Baby The Purple Rose of Cairo Hannah and Her Sisters) and human rights activist born in Los Angeles California
09 Feb 1949
Janet Issaca Ashford American writer (Birth Stories) born in Los Angeles California
09 Feb 1949
Judith Light American actress (Whos the Boss - Angela One Life to Live) born in Trenton New Jersey
09 Feb 1954
Christopher Gardner American stockbroker and motivational speaker born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
09 Feb 1954
Kevin Warwick English robotics scientist born in Coventry England
09 Feb 1954
Mary Jo Duffy American comic book writer and editor for Marvel and DC born in NYC
09 Feb 1954
Ulrich Walter German physicist and astronaut flew on Space Shuttle Columbia STS-55 born in Iserlohn West Germany
09 Feb 1955
Charles Shaughnessy English actor (Days of Our Lives - Shane The Nanny - Maxwell) born in London England
09 Feb 1955
Jim J. Bullock American comedian and actor (Too Close for Comfort - Monroe) born in Casper Wyoming
09 Feb 1533
Shimazu Yoshihisa Japanese daimy (warlord) and 16th Chief of Shimazu clan of Satsuma Province born in Izaku Castle Japan (d. 1611)
09 Feb 1666
George Hamilton 1st Earl of Orkney British Army officer and first field marshal of the British Army born in Hamilton Palace Scotland (d. 1737)
09 Feb 1756
Karel Blazej Kopriva Czech organist and composer born in Ctoliby Kingdom of Bohemia Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)
09 Feb 1763
Ludwig I Grand Duke of Baden (1818-30) born in Karlsruhe (d. 1830)
09 Feb 1769
Susette Gontard German muse to German poet Friedrich Hlderlin and inspiration for Hlderlins novel Hyperion born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1802)
09 Feb 1781
Johann Baptist von Spix German biologist and major contributor to the National Zoological Collection in Munich born in Hchstadt an Der Aisch Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg (d. 1826)
09 Feb 1783
Vasily Zhukovsky Russian poet and leading figure in Russian literature born in Mishenskoe Russian Empire (d. 1852)
09 Feb 1789
Franz Xaver Gabelsberger German inventor of Gabelsberger shorthand born in Munich Electorate of Bavaria (d. 1849)
09 Feb 1839
Silas Adams American lawyer and politician born in Pulaski County Kentucky (d. 1896)
09 Feb 1845
Whitaker Wright British mining tycoon and con man born in Cheshire England (d. 1904)
09 Feb 1865
Mrs Patrick Campbell [Beatrice Tanner] British actress (Outcast Lady Riptide) born in London (d. 1940)
09 Feb 1865
Wilson Bentley American meteorologist and photographer noted for his documentation of snowflakes born in Jericho Vermont (d. 1931)
09 Feb 1876
Arthur Edward Moore New Zealand-born Australian politician and Premier of Queensland (1929-32) born in Napier Colony of New Zealand
09 Feb 1880
Lipt Fejr [Leopold Weiss] Hungarian mathematician known for his work on Fourier series born in Pcs Austria-Hungary (d. 1959) [1] [2]
09 Feb 1887
Heinie Zimmerman American baseball infielder (World Series 1907 08 Triple Crown 1912 Chicago Cubs NY Giants) born in NYC New York (d. 1969)
09 Feb 1902
Gertrud Scholtz-Klink German Nazi and leader of the National Socialist Womens League (1933-45) born in Adelsheim Germany (d. 1999)
09 Feb 1906
Andr Kostolany Hungarian stock market expert and speculator born in Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1999) [1] [2]
09 Feb 1907
Dit Clapper Canadian Hockey HOF right-wing (Stanley Cup 1929 39 41 Boston Bruins) and coach (Boston Bruins 1945-49) born in Newmarket Ontario (d. 1978)
09 Feb 1908
Jackie Fields American boxer (World Welterweight Champion 1929-30 32-33 Olympic gold Featherweight 1924) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1987)
09 Feb 1910
(Herbert) Peanuts Holland American swing jazz trumpeter born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1979)
09 Feb 1925
Vic Wertz American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1949 51 52 57 Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians) born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
09 Feb 1928
Philippe Gentil Mauritian musician (Mauritius Police Force Band) and composer (The Motherland -national anthem of Mauritius) born in the island of Mauritius Indian Ocean (d. 2021)
09 Feb 1928
Rinus Michels Dutch soccer forward (5 caps Ajax 264 games) and coach (FIFA Coach of the Century 1999 Ajax Netherlands FC Barcelona 1. FC Kln Bayer Leverkusen) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2005) [1]
09 Feb 1929
Clement Meadmore Australian-American modernist sculptor (Swerve 2002) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2005)
09 Feb 1930
Garner Ted Armstrong American television evangelist (The World of Tomorrow) born in Portland Oregon (d. 2003)
09 Feb 1932
Gerhard Richter German visual artist and painter (Abstraktes Bild) born in Dresden Germany
09 Feb 1933
Countess of Airlie [Virginia Ogilvy] British-American Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II born in London (d. 2024) [1]
09 Feb 1938
Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee American classical pianist composer and pedagogue born in Waltham Massachusetts
09 Feb 1939
Barry Mann [Imberman] American pop songwriter (Youve Lost That Lovin Feeling) and singer (Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp Bomp Bomp) born in Brooklyn New York City
09 Feb 1940
Brian Bennett British rock drummer (The Shadows) composer and orchestral arranger born in Palmers Green North London England
09 Feb 1942
Peder Lunde Jr Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold Flying Dutchman 1960 silver Star class 1968) born in Oslo Norway
09 Feb 1944
Derryn Hinch New Zealand-born Australian media personality and Senator for Victoria (2016-9) born in New Plymouth New Zealand
09 Feb 1946
Jim Webb American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Virginia (2007-13) born in St. Joseph Missouri [1]
09 Feb 1946
Michael Sterling British engineer and former Vice-Chancellor of Brunel University (1990-2001) born in Paddock Wood England
09 Feb 1946
San Neeson Northern Irish politician and leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (1998-2001) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2025) [1] [2]
09 Feb 1947
Carla Del Ponte Swiss United Nations prosecutor (International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda 1999-2003 International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia 1999-2008) born in Ticino Switzerland
09 Feb 1947
Joe Ely American outlaw country singer-songwriter and guitarist (Honky Tonk Masquerade) born in Amarillo Texas (d. 2025) [1]
09 Feb 1948
Ral M. Grijalva Mexican-American politician and democratic representative of Arizona (2003-25) born in Canoa Ranch Arizona (d. 2025)
09 Feb 1949
Judith Light American actress (Whos the Boss One Life to Live) born in Trenton New Jersey
09 Feb 1950
Andrew N. Meltzoff developmental psychologist and expert on infant and child development (The Scientist in the Crib What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind) born in New York City [1] [2]
09 Feb 1951
Jay Inslee American Democratic politician (Governor of Washington 2013-25 US Representative for Washington 1993-95 and 1999-2012) born in Seattle Washington
09 Feb 1951
Kurt Yaghjian American stage and screen actor and session singer (Jesus Christ Superstar) born in Detroit Michigan
09 Feb 1955
Charles Shaughnessy British actor (Days of Our Lives The Nanny) born in London
09 Feb 1957
Gordon Strachan Scottish soccer midfielder (50 caps Manchester Utd Leeds Dundee Aberdeen) and manager (Scotland Coventry City Southampton Celtic Middlesbrough) born in Edinburgh Scotland
09 Feb 1957
Mohammed Valli Moosa South African politician and veteran of the freedom struggle born in Johannesburg South Africa
09 Feb 1957
Terry McAuliffe American politician 72nd governor of Virginia (2014-8) and co-chairman of President Bill Clintons 1996 reelection campaign born in Syracuse New York
09 Feb 1958
Cyrille Regis English soccer forward (5 caps WBA 237 games Coventry City 238 games) born in Maripasoula French Guiana (d. 2018)
09 Feb 1959
Ali Bongo Ondimba [Alain-Benard Bongo] President of Gabon (2009-23) born in Brazzaville French Equatorial Africa
09 Feb 1961
John Kruk American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1991 92 93 Philadelphia Phillies) and broadcaster (ESPN Comcast SportsNet) born in Charleston West Virginia
09 Feb 1961
Jussi Lampi Finnish actor and musician (Pink Flamingos) born in Lappajrvi Finland
09 Feb 1962
Anik Bissonnette Canadian ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens 1989-96) born in Montreal Quebec
09 Feb 1963
Brian Greene American physicist known for his work on superstring theory (The Elegant Universe) born in New York City
09 Feb 1963
David Rotheray British rock guitarist and songwriter (The Beautiful South - A Little Time) born in Hull Yorkshire England
09 Feb 1963
Madusa Miceli American pro wrestler (AWA Womens Cship 1987 WWF Womens Cship 1993 as Alundra Blayze) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
09 Feb 1963
Travis Tritt American country vocalist (Country Club) born in Marietta Georgia
09 Feb 1966
Amanda Roocroft British operatic soprano born in Coppull Lancashire England